Lisa Perrine Brown

Lecturer

Office:GHKH A212

E-mail: lisbrown@kean.edu; lisbrown@wku.edu.cn

 

Courses Teaching activities

IND 3308 Industrial Design Studio II

GE 2025 Research and Technology

GD 1000 Digital Visualization Techniques

IND 2303 Digital Visualization Techniques

 

Research Field

– Industrial Design

– Product Design

– Visual Communication

– Design Methodology

– Toy Design

– Transportation Design

– Sustainability

– Oenology

 

Biography

Lisa Perrine Brown is a former lecturer at the University of Michigan, where she taught courses on industrial design, packaging design, and design theory at the STAMPS School of Art & Design. She has over 20 years of experience as an industrial designer, working for corporate manufacturing companies such as Ford Motor Company and Fisher-Price, as well as consulting firms such as Altair Engineering. She has a MFA in Fiber & 3D from Cranbrook Academy of Art, where she focused on global issues, sustainability, and future trends.

Lisa is passionate about exploring the art and design. She has studied textile design at Konstfack in Sweden, and exhibited her woven tapestries and paintings publicly. She has also traveled extensively to gain a global outlook on life and design, spending several months in Europe and India. In addition to being a Product Designer, she is skilled in packaging, creative direction, graphic design, and has a knack for storytelling. Also, she has experience in luxury wine industry.

 

Education Background

Sept. 2017 – May 2018  Guest Student in Painting & Product Design  College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA

Sept. 1998 – May. 2000  MFA in 3-Dimensional Design Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

Jan. 1998 – May 1998  Exchange Student in Fiber Department through CCAC  Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden

Sept. 1997 – Dec. 1997   Enrolled in Metal & Fiber Department: Non-Degree seeking.  California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA, USA

Sept. 1987 – May 1991  Associates in Illustration & BFA Toy Design  Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, NY, USA

 

Social and education Experiences

Aug. 2022 – May 2023        Adjunct Lecturer

University of Michigan, STAMPS College of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

July 2019 – May 2020        Associate Professor

UID, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017        Senior Product Designer

TentCraft, Traverse City, MI, USA

Aug. 2004 – Dec. 2006 & Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009        Product Designer Manager & Lecturer

Raffles Design International, Mumbai, India

Sept. 2001 – April 2002        Car Designer & Education Coordinator

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, USA

Sept. 2001 – May 2003        Adjunct Lecturer

University of Michigan, STAMPS College of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

June 1999 – Sept. 2000        Product Design Instructor

College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, USA

June 1998 – Aug. 1998        Summer Intern

Graves Design, Princeton, NJ, USA

Sept. 1997 – Dec. 1997        Product Design Instructor

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, USA

Sept. 1994 – June 1997        Staff Designer

Fisher -Price, East Aurora, NY, USA

June 1991 – Aug. 1994        Staff Designer

Hasbro/Playskool Baby, Pawtucket, RI, USA